Motor-board mounting



Jan. 6. 1925. 1,52,909

C. SCRABIC MOTOR BOARD MOUNTING Filed April 1922 (lum/weg Patented Jan. 6, 1925.

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Application fild'April 3, 1922.' Serial No.*548,980.-

of 'theUnited States residiig at- Urbana,

Ohio,=1a iiive iited certain new 'and useful Iiiifivements in -Mtr Bard Mounti ngs of jwhich 'the fllowing isa specification; This invei'tibn relat'es bijoad-ly to improvmeiits in talking machines; and has particular reference' to -ndmproved motor board I contru'ctioii" fi"' such machines, the prlfiiaryf-objeet'threo'f being-'to provide a motor board capable of tilting relatively t'the "top" 'of the 'machine in` order that' the motor associated therewith. will be ren'- dered Conveniently accessible'for lubricatg51repai'f'afid 'otlierpurpos' 4 An object ofth" invention'iests 'in' the previs'on of" an improved' mounting for a motor board "which will enable" e the lat ter to* be readily' an'dsecurely clamped in A its lowered position by' the' agency of b'ut a minimum* of" fs'tening elements, which may be Conveniently removed to admit of svviigirig movement* on' the part" of the board; the 'co'rners oftlie board; opposite' "the'saidf screws; being provided' With an iii p'ro v ed fesi-l'ient lii-nge-niounting, whichwill b' under tension whi the i board a'ssune'sitsleweredpdsiton, for the purpse of" maintaiing the seid" board 3 rg id and free froi uiiclu vib'ati oni v `Knother object" ofthe invention resides in fdr'm'iig the hinge mountings' for the i niotofboari so' thatthe' latter- Will* possess a balance whi'clf will -ena blei'thesaine to' be Conveniently 'tilted and maintained in its elv'-td ofra ied positions.

For a further under-standing of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and to the accompanying drawing, Wherein similar characters of reference denote like and corresponding parts throughout the several views thereof.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View taken through the upper portion of the cabinet of a talking machine and illustrating the improved motor board Construction comprising the present inve-ntion, the said board having its elevated position disclosed by dotted lines,

Figure 2 isa bottom plan view' of the board setting forth more particularly the means for pivotally mounting the same Figure=3 is a perspective view of the: spring lii'nge, and

Figure 4 isa 'View of the the hinge; y y p p Referring more" particularly'to the de--- t-ai ls" ofthe* inventioii, 'the numeral -l desi ign tes the 'cabinet of 'a talking machineg-- and'thenumeral %the upper or top wll thereof; Thisgwallis provided with a ree-' tangular Opening' 3 `bouded vertical wall 4; and' arranged to be po'sitioned withr in -the opning 'i a motor board ,5, which iso f :the-general shape and sizeof the open naga This?` motor board,` as usual; car

base plate forries 'the spring or other motor 6' of a talk f ing machine, and the center of said board 'f is" aperturedto receive the turn table shalt* 7 of the motor, the upper end of the shaft is"` arranged to project through the boardf 5`*'fo`r'th'e-recptiongof a rotatable record' support' 'orturn table 8.

It will ;beunderstood that it is necessary; froni-time to' time to inspe'ctthe motor 6 for the purpose of lubricating the 'same orto' make repairs, therefore a motor board- 5 is provicld"\vli icli is capable of'being* 'raidfi so that tli'e motor 6; carried-in depending' relaton tl1erefrom}w1ll'be ren- ,dered-` accessible for any desired purpose. The present invent ion aimsto, provide an .improved;mountingfor ;the board &which` Will maintain thesame secure andrigid w ithi'n the opening 3 by tliei use of 'few and- ;si m'ply' constructed`` par ts, which are` 0f-"si1clif-i'iii as' to ette'ctually overcomevibrtion on' the part; of said board' and* yet -willrequire the use of b u-t twomainf 'steniig elements to controlthe positions-' of the board.

To this end, the board is pivotally mounted by means of an improved hinge construction, comprising the present invention, contiguous to its rear corners, and this is accomplished by providing the upper wall 2 of the cabinet, adjacent the opening 3, with 1 fixed base plates 9 directly Secured to the Wall 2 by means of screws or the like 10. The plates 9 include downwardly projecting ears 11, and longitudinally projecting studs 12 which, in conjunction with the ears ll, are in this nstance integrally formed with the plates 9, the said studs projecting laterally beneath the board 5. The latter in this form of the invention, adjacent to the plates 9, is formed to Carry a pair of spring hinges 13. As shown, these hinges consists of metallic straps, formed to include longitudinally extending body portions 14 which are directly secured, by the use of screws 15 to the under surface of the board 5 adjacent to its rear corners. The body portions let terminate forwardly in hook shaped extremities 16, wherein slots `17 0l` an elongated character are provided for the purpose of receiving the trunnion studs 12 of the base plates. By this const-ruction it will be observed that when in an elevated position the motor board, with its associated structure Will be directly supported by the studs 12 and will be capable of oscillating on a vertical plane in a hinge like manner. The slots 16 are provided to enable the vertical side edges of the motor board to clear the corresponding vertical edges 4 of the upper wall 2 when the said motor board is being swung to assume open or closed positions.

The rear ends of the hinges 13 are in this instance formed to produce curved resilient substantially circular extremities 18, which are so located that when the board occupies its closed or lowered position the extremities 18 will engage with the under surface of the wall 2 as shown in Figure l. The engagement between the extremities 18 and the under surface of the wall 2 takes place immediately prior to the full closing movement of the motor board and therefore it follows that when the board is finally forced, against the resistance of the extremities 18, into its fully closed or lowered position, the hinges 12 will be placed under considerable tension, which is sufiicient, if unobstructecl, to partially elevate and maintain elevated the mo-V tor board 5. After the board has been fully forced down into engagement with fixed cleats 19, carried by the under surface of the wall 2, contiguous to the forward corners of the board 5, the said board is retained in its closed position by means of the screws 20, which have their inner ends threaded into openings provided in the cleats 19. Thus, it will be apparent that through the medium of the two screws 20 the board will be retained in its lowered position in a secure and solid manner, wherein vbration on the part thereof will be effectively precluded, so that the same will constitute a solid base for the motor G and the assocated turn table. If desired, a knob 21 may be provided upon the upper surface of the motor board to facilitate raising and lowering thereof. By the position of the studs 12, the board may be readily swung to assume its open position and by resting against the rear of the walls 4 the said *board may be maintained in its elevated position unsupported, thus enabling an operator to employ both hands in repairing the motor. By the construction described it will be apparent that the present invention provides a simple mounting for a motor board which will be inexpensive, efficient and capable of beingreadily operated with but a minimum of difiiculty and expenditure of time, and that by the provision of the spring hinges a secure and stationary mounting for 'the board will be provided when the latter occupies its lowered position. i p

lVhat is claimed; is: I

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a fixed member having studs carried thereby, of a movable member having hinged sections 'carried thereby for slidably and pivotally engaging the studs, and means carried by the, hinge sections for yieldably engaging the fixed member, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with a top wall -of a talking machine cabinet having an opening therein, of a motor supporting board located in the opening, studs` carried by the top wall, hinge sections secured intermediate their ends to the motor supporting 'board and having their resp ctiveends terminating in resilient extremities and hooks, said hooks being adapted to slidably and pivotally engage the studs, and the resilient extensions being adapted to engage said top board, as and for the purpose set forth. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

i CARL sCRABIo. 

